Mr. M. C. Chagla inspects the guard of honour, 1965

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Second Convocation, 1965

Convocations , Institute Events , Students

Mr. M. C. Chagla (chief guest and Union Minister for Education) inspects the guard of honour by N.C.C. cadets before he enters the Open Air Theatre. He is being escorted by Prof. Lt. G. V. N. Rayudu. After inspecting the guard of honour, the Minister drove to the robing room at the entrance to the Open Air Theatre (OAT) where Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) received him.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0242 under the ID: 001/0242/IMG_0019

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Second Convocation, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0002/IMG_0133_1

Album ID:

0002

Date:

3 April 1965

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1926-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

Second Convocation